The marital standard of living is the lifestyle you and your spouse established and enjoyed during your marriage. It comprises your shared marital expenses and current financial standing while married to your spouse. California law includes a marital standard of...
Spousal Support
Will temporary spousal support be applicable in my divorce?
When you go through a divorce, you’ll almost certainly have questions about many aspects of the process. Alimony is one issue people often wonder about, but mostly they think of it in the context of once the divorce is final. But it can also play an important role...
Maintaining the marital standard of living with spousal support
There are many issues in a California divorce that can sow the seeds for disagreement. Among the most emotional are child custody and child support. Other issues can lead to rancor and acrimony. One that frequently arises is spousal support. This is also referred to...
How is spousal support calculated in California?
Spousal support can be important to the spouse who needs it but can also be an important concern for the spouse from whom spousal support is being requested. Because spousal support is a significant issue in many divorces, divorcing couples should know how spousal...
Does alimony last indefinitely after 10 years of marriage?
When a California couple is thinking about ending their marriage, they may be given a lot of advice, much of it unsolicited and incorrect. Like every marriage is different, every divorce is different as well. However, one of the most commonly misinterpreted statements...
Who gets spousal support in a California divorce?
There are many issues that divorcing parties must work out as their marriages come to their legal ends. If they share kids, they will have to establish child custody and support agreements or orders by which their parenting relationship will follow. Depending on the...
What is spousal support?
Ending a marriage or relationship may resolve some problems but also have financial consequences. In a California divorce or separation, however, a court may order a spouse to pay spousal support or alimony or a domestic partner to pay partner support. Seeking support...